The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-05-05
Continued fton Supplsment.)
Denate.
MONDAY, May Q, 1887.

Denate.
MONDAY. May ., 1887.
The Senate met. 85H
The President In the chair.
quorum present. eg
CORRECTION or THE JOURNAL.
In second column, bills 10 and 80, should ap
pear to be made Especial order for Tuesday a,
II O'Clock" /" instead of .being Informally passed
over"
The Journal was corrected to show that the
committee, Of which Mr.. Orman was Chairman
were visiting the Deaf and Dumb Institute.
The presence of Messfs Stevens, Wall and
Walker, Jr, should appear that they were on
duty.
The Committee on Education desired to be
placed on record as being absent in the dis
charge Of their duties, and 1t was ordered that
the same appear In the corrections of the Jour
nal.
The Journal, as corrected, was approved.
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS
The following bills were introduced, read an
By Mr.. Mallory, Senate bill No. 17s, an act
regulating the time of taking appeals from GER
tain inierlocutory orders in chancery.
By Mr.. Fowler, Senate bill No. ia, an act to
prevent gaming or playing any game of chance
with cards or other device. for money or other
valuable thing, in any place whatever in this
State. &S
By Mr.. Delano, Senaassoill No. 175, an act to
facilitate the list of property for taxation.
BY Mr.. Wall, Senate bill No. 176, an act in
reference to the writ of nc ereat, and the issu.
ance of the same also, Senate bill No. TT, an
act to allow married women 10 testify in certain
cases.
BY Mr.. Bryan. Senate bill No. 178, an act to
amend sections 8 and 10 of an act entitled an
act to incorporate the Florida Midland Railway
Company, approved February 10, 1885.
Mr.. Wall, Chairman of the Committee on Ju-
dietary, reported favorably on Senate bill No.
81, with the amendments.
MIR. Delano, Chairman of the Committee on
PuDllc Lands reported fav0rably House bill No.
SO.
Mr.. Mallory, Chairman of the Committee on
Judiciary, reported favorably on House bill No.
70, with amendments
Also Senate bill No. 18s, with amendments
Also Senate bill No. 1853. Also substitute for
Senate bill No. 148
BY permission, Mr.. Mallory introduced Senate
Oil No. 179, an act to prescribe the minimum
tonnage OF pilot boats for a certain class of
p0rls in this State, and to regulate the business
OF plotting for such ports; referred.
Mr.. Stevens, Chairman of the Committee on
Engrossed Bills, reported Senate bills Nos. ~
and 6l correctly engrossed.
Mr.. DelanO moved that Senate bill No. SO. to
be entitled an act to incorporate the Georgia,
Florida and Key West Railway Company, be
taken up.
Mr.. Delano offered the following substitute
Tor the amendment: Add to section s: "Pro-
oided, That nothing in this bill shall be 80 con-
stlued as 10 revive any land grants now forfeited
for non compliance with he charters granting
the same" and moved its fdoption.
The President announced that the special
order for consideration Of Senate bills Nos II
and SS be Informally passed over agreed to.
Mr.. Delsno. by permission, withdrew the sub
st ute -
Mr.. Walker, Jr., offered the following sub
stitute for the amendment: Provided, That
nothing in this bill shall be so construed as to
revive any land grants which any corporation
has not earned in accordance with the provisions
of its charter;" agreed to.
Upon the motion to adopt the amendment to
section 8, it was agreed to.
No further amendments being offered, the bill
was ordered engrOssed.
BY permission, Mr.. Stevens offered the follow
ing resolution: Resolued, That no member of
the Senate shall be allowed more than five min
utes to speak on any bill or motion at one time
without the unanimous consent of the Senate.
Mr.. Wall moved its adoption.
MI Mann offered the following amendment ::
Strike out Unanimous" and add "majority,"
and moved its adoption
Mr.. Walker moved 10 lay the amendment on
the table; not agreed to-
Upon the motion 10 adopt the amendment, it
was not agreed to.
Upon the motion to adopt the resolution, it
was not agreed 10.
The consideration of special order upon Sem
ate bills Nos. II and 36 was taken up.
MIR. Fowler moved that all Senate bills upon
the subject be read agreed to-
Senate bills Nos. Fl3, 1877, 1T and n, with
Nos. II and SO, were read the second time
Mr.. McKinne moved that all the bills above
referred be rec0mmitted 10 a special committee
tn a in Of oll tba 10 10
subject.
Mr.. Gaskins moved that the Senate take q
recess until five minutes TO 12 o'clock agreed
FIVE MINUTES TO TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Senate resumed its session.
The President in the chair.
quorum present.
A committee from the House of Representa-
tives appeared before the Senate and announced
that the House was ready to receive the Senate.
The President announced that the Senate
would now proceed to the Hall OF the House of
Representatives.
JOINT SESSION. ,t
At 10 o'clock M. the Senate entered the Hall
of the House of Representatives, and were re-
ceived by the HouAe.
The President announced that O quorum of
both houses was present.
Mr.. Mann moved that the joint session do now
proceed to vote for United States Senator !;
agreed to-
Mr.. Bitch, of Alachua, was excused.
Mr.. Farnell was excused from voting on ac-
count of being paired
Mr.. Bitch was excused from voting on ac-
count Of being paired. N
The roll Of the Senate being called, the vote
was:
For Perry-Messrs. Delano, Fraser, Jones'
Judge, Mann. Miller, Moreno and Orman-6.
For Pasco-Messrs. Coulter, johnson, Mallo-
ry, Williams.
For Bloxham--M Messrs. Bryan, Gaskins, Nc.
Knne Neel, Tolbert, Wall and Whidden-7.
For Finley-Mr. Walker, Jr.-1.
For Goodrich-Mr. Fowler-1.
1.-THE roll of the House of Representatives be-
|lpg called, the vote was:
For Finley-Mr Speaker.
For Bl0xham-Messrs. Belcher, Brown, Craw-
ford, Curry Daniel, Duncan of Hamilton, Gal
ner, Hall, Jones, Lightsey, Matchett, Neei, Per-
pail and Robinson-14
For Pasco-Messrs Baskin, Bitch of Levy,
Johns, McKinnon, Newlan, Pelot Poeser, Shu-
Ter, Spear. Strom, Washington and Willie-12.
For Perry-Messrs Chapman, Davidson Of
than, Mcclellan, Peoples Rcurke, Saxon, Tip
pin. Wilson and Wo0ds-1a
For Goodrich-Messrs. 3. Anderson, Carlton,
Frazier, Gibbs, Hind. Mitchell, Parker, Shavers,
Snead. and Tompkins-10. fA Fi3
The President announced that as no one had
received majority of the votes cast, there was
no election. .s-..
Mi. Saxon moved that the Joint Session ati-
iourn till tomorrow at 10 o'clock N. agreed TO-
TWENTY MINUTES PAST TWELVE O'CLOCK.
The Senate resumed its session. = '4'e
The President In the chair.
A uunrrln nrpRent